The No. 5 surfman is James Lopes. He was born in Provincetown in 1866,
and is serving his first year as a life saver, having joined the crew
at this station in August, 1902. Prior to his joining the service he
was a boat fisherman along the shores of the Cape. He was a member
of a volunteer crew which rescued a crew from a vessel wrecked in
Provincetown Harbor during the November gale of 1898, and received
a medal in recognition of his bravery. He had a wide experience in
boating and is possessed of the qualities necessary to make an able
life saver. He married Minnie Rogers, and is the father of one child, a
daughter.
The No. 6 surfman is Clarence L. Burch. He was born in Provincetown in
1875. Surfman Burch is a new man in the service, having joined in the
service in December, 1902. He had been a boatman and fisherman along
the shores of the Cape for a number of years, and also a coastwise
sailor. He went with a party of prospectors to the Klondike gold
region, but remained there a short time, returning to Cape Cod to
engage in fishing. He is skilled in the art of managing boats in all
kinds of weather, and well qualified for the work of a life saver. He
married Dorothy McKenzie, and is the father of two girls.
The No. 7 surfman is Charles H. Jennings. He was born in Provincetown
in 1878, and is serving his first year as a regular surfman. Surfman
Jennings was a fisherman and boatman before he entered the service,
and had also substituted as a surfman at the High Head Station, under
Captain Kelley. He will receive careful training under Captain Cole,
and will, no doubt, make a skilled and fearless life saver. He married
Edith J. Rogers.
[Illustration: ICEBERGS ALONG THE SHORE AT PEAKED HILL.]